1956 College Football Leaders

1956 Leaders

Pass Completions

1. John Brodie • Stanford 139

2. Bob Newman • Washington State 91

3. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 90

4. Guy Martin • Colgate 88

5. Gene Saur • Hardin-Simmons 78

6. Ralph Hunsaker • Arizona 75

7. Joe Clements • Texas 74

8. Tom Flores • Pacific 73

9. Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 71

Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 71

11. Len Dawson • Purdue 69

12. Bob Winters • Utah State 65

13. Claude Benham • Columbia 63

14. Frank Ryan • Rice 60

15. Paul Hornung • Notre Dame 59

16. Bunny Aldrich • Washington State 57

Tom Forrestal • Navy 57

18. Chuck Curtis • TCU 53

19. Joe Kapp • California 52

20. Frank Finney • Brown 51

Roger LaBrasca • Drake 51

Pass Attempts

1. John Brodie • Stanford 240

2. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 172

3. Bob Newman • Washington State 170

Guy Martin • Colgate 170

5. Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 167

6. Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 157

7. Joe Clements • Texas 151

8. Ralph Hunsaker • Arizona 148

9. Gene Saur • Hardin-Simmons 133

Claude Benham • Columbia 133

11. Len Dawson • Purdue 130

Bob Winters • Utah State 130

13. Tom Flores • Pacific 127

14. Chuck Curtis • TCU 119

15. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 116

16. Joe Kapp • California 112

17. Paul Hornung • Notre Dame 111

18. Frank Ryan • Rice 109

19. Art Boland • Cornell 107

Frank Finney • Brown 107

Pass Completion Percentage

1. John Brodie • Stanford 57.9

2. Bob Newman • Washington State 53.5

3. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 52.3

4. Guy Martin • Colgate 51.8

5. Joe Clements • Texas 49.0

6. Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 45.2

7. Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 42.5

Passing Yards

1. John Brodie • Stanford 1633

2. Bob Newman • Washington State 1240

3. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 1138

4. Tom Flores • Pacific 1119

5. Guy Martin • Colgate 1100

6. Gene Saur • Hardin-Simmons 968

7. Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 964

8. Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 945

9. Bob Winters • Utah State 943

10. Claude Benham • Columbia 933

11. Paul Hornung • Notre Dame 917

12. Larry Zowada • Wyoming 878

13. Chuck Curtis • TCU 867

14. Len Dawson • Purdue 856

15. Ralph Hunsaker • Arizona 823

16. Tom Forrestal • Navy 808

17. Bunny Aldrich • Washington State 804

18. Joe Clements • Texas 793

19. Frank Ryan • Rice 704

20. Bill Smithers • Holy Cross 699

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1. Bob Newman • Washington State 7.3

2. John Brodie • Stanford 6.8

3. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 6.6

4. Guy Martin • Colgate 6.5

5. Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 6.1

6. Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 5.7

7. Joe Clements • Texas 5.3

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 6.5

2. Bob Newman • Washington State 6.1

3. John Brodie • Stanford 5.2

4. Guy Martin • Colgate 3.6

5. Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 3.1

6. Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 2.6

7. Joe Clements • Texas 1.4

Passing Touchdowns

1. John Brodie • Stanford 12

2. Tom Flores • Pacific 11

3. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 10

Claude Benham • Columbia 10

5. Guy Martin • Colgate 9

6. Bill Smithers • Holy Cross 8

Jimmy Harris • Oklahoma 8

Gene Saur • Hardin-Simmons 8

Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 8

Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 8

Bob Newman • Washington State 8

12. Al Yanowich • Denver 7

George Cagliola • Tulsa 7

Len Dawson • Purdue 7

Joe Clements • Texas 7

Larry Zowada • Wyoming 7

17. Jimmy Lugar • Virginia Tech 6

Toppy Vann • Georgia Tech 6

Milt Plum • Penn State 6

Len Swantic • Florida State 6

Dave Bourland • Army 6

Corny Salvaterra • Pittsburgh 6

Gene Newton • Tulane 6

Frank Finney • Brown 6

Dean Loucks • Yale 6

Passing Interceptions

1. Mickey Trimarki • West Virginia 16

Joe Clements • Texas 16

Bill Smithers • Holy Cross 16

4. Bob Winters • Utah State 15

Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 15

Guy Martin • Colgate 15

7. Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 14

John Brodie • Stanford 14

9. Paul Hornung • Notre Dame 13

Ken Ford • Hardin-Simmons 13

Joe Kapp • California 13

12. Ralph Hunsaker • Arizona 12

13. Dick Belton • Davidson 11

Tom Secules • William & Mary 11

Bob Hardage • William & Mary 11

16. Gene Saur • Hardin-Simmons 10

Claude Benham • Columbia 10

Len Dawson • Purdue 10

Wally Strauch • Kansas 10

20. Jerry Callahan • Colorado State 9

M.C. Reynolds • Louisiana State 9

Charlie Carpenter • Wake Forest 9

Billy Stacy • Mississippi State 9

Passing Efficiency Rating

1. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 121.3

2. Bob Newman • Washington State 120.9

3. John Brodie • Stanford 119.9

4. Guy Martin • Colgate 105.9

5. Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 95.8

6. Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 87.9

7. Joe Clements • Texas 87.2

Rush Attempts

1. Jim Bakhtiar • Virginia 203

2. Jim Crawford • Wyoming 200

3. Melvin Dillard • Purdue 193

4. Bill Barnes • Wake Forest 168

5. Don Bosseler • Miami (FL) 161

6. Jim Brown • Syracuse 158

7. Jim Swink • TCU 157

8. Ronny Quillian • Tulane 156

Joel Wells • Clemson 156

10. James Roseboro • Ohio State 152

11. Roddy Osborne • Texas A&M 141

12. Jack Hill • Utah State 140

13. Tom Berry • Oregon State 139

Don Clark • Ohio State 139

15. Billy Stacy • Mississippi State 138

16. Jack Morris • Oregon 137

17. King Dixon • South Carolina 136

18. Homer Floyd • Kansas 134

Charlie Sidwell • William & Mary 134

Bob Fee • Indiana 134

Rushing Yards

1. Jim Crawford • Wyoming 1104

2. Bill Barnes • Wake Forest 1010

3. Jim Brown • Syracuse 986

4. Jack Hill • Utah State 920

5. Jim Bakhtiar • Virginia 879

6. Melvin Dillard • Purdue 873

7. Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 853

8. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 817

9. Don Clark • Ohio State 797

10. C.R. Roberts • Southern California 775

11. Ed Sutton • North Carolina 748

12. Don Bosseler • Miami (FL) 723

13. Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 721

14. James Roseboro • Ohio State 712

15. Bob Kyasky • Army 707

16. Tommy Lorino • Auburn 692

17. Jerry Brown • Nebraska 690

18. Joel Wells • Clemson 678

19. Jim Swink • TCU 665

20. Pete Hart • Hardin-Simmons 664

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1. Tommy Lorino • Auburn 8.4

2. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 7.9

3. Ron Mills • West Texas A&M 7.4

4. Ken Wineburg • TCU 7.2

5. Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 7.2

6. Earnel Durden • Oregon State 7.2

7. Dennis McGill • Yale 7.1

8. Bob Forrest • UTEP 6.9

9. Galen Cisco • Ohio State 6.8

10. Loyd Taylor • Texas A&M 6.8

11. Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 6.7

12. Bob Stransky • Colorado 6.6

13. Charles Sanders • West Texas A&M 6.6

14. Jack Hill • Utah State 6.6

15. Bobby Hoppe • Auburn 6.5

16. C.R. Roberts • Southern California 6.5

17. Del Shofner • Baylor 6.4

18. George Colbert • Denver 6.4

19. Art Boland • Cornell 6.4

20. Jon Arnett • Southern California 6.3

Rushing Touchdowns

1. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 13

Jim Brown • Syracuse 13

3. Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 12

Jim Crawford • Wyoming 12

5. Bob Kyasky • Army 11

Jack Hill • Utah State 11

7. Mike Brown • Dartmouth 10

Hewes Agnew • Princeton 10

9. John Call • Colgate 9

John Bayuk • Colorado 9

11. Jimmy Taylor • Louisiana State 8

Tom Morris • Princeton 8

Tom Bronson • Tennessee 8

Jimmy Bevers • UTEP 8

Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 8

16. Al Carter • Tennessee 7

Don Clark • Ohio State 7

Dick Bass • Pacific 7

John Herrnstein • Michigan 7

Johnny Majors • Tennessee 7

Merrill Douglas • Utah 7

Dean Derby • Washington 7

Ray Brown • Mississippi 7

Sam Scarnecchia • Miami (FL) 7

Steve Ackerman • Yale 7

Tom Berry • Oregon State 7

Buford Waterhouse • Drake 7

Tom Flores • Pacific 7

Billy Kane • Penn State 7

Receptions

1. Art Powell • San Jose State 40

2. Bill Steiger • Washington State 39

3. Connie Baird • Hardin-Simmons 37

4. Brad Bomba • Indiana 31

5. Larry Aldrich • Idaho 30

Charles James • Missouri 30

7. Alfred Jamison • Colgate 29

8. Paul Camera • Stanford 28

9. Johnny Wilson • Denver 27

Don Ellingsen • Washington State 27

Farrell Funston • Pacific 27

12. Don Gest • Washington State 26

Fred Dugan • Dayton 26

14. Carl Isaacs • Stanford 25

15. Fred Polzer • Virginia 24

Bob Bryant • Texas 24

17. Jimmy Phillips • Auburn 23

John Whatcott • Utah State 23

Dick Wallen • UCLA 23

Tommy Gentry • Southern Methodist 23

Receiving Yards

1. Bill Steiger • Washington State 607

2. Art Powell • San Jose State 583

3. Farrell Funston • Pacific 563

4. Fred Dugan • Dayton 481

5. Connie Baird • Hardin-Simmons 455

Don Ellingsen • Washington State 455

7. Jim Morse • Notre Dame 442

8. Ernie Pitts • Denver 415

9. Larry Aldrich • Idaho 409

10. Jay Hunton • Rutgers 408

11. Brad Bomba • Indiana 407

12. John Whatcott • Utah State 400

13. Jim Swink • TCU 390

14. Jimmy Phillips • Auburn 383

Johnny Wilson • Denver 383

16. Charles James • Missouri 362

17. Buddy Dial • Rice 357

Buddy Cruze • Tennessee 357

19. Ron Kramer • Michigan 353

20. Paul Camera • Stanford 350

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1. Jim Morse • Notre Dame 22.1

2. Farrell Funston • Pacific 20.9

3. Jim Swink • TCU 20.5

4. Ernie Pitts • Denver 19.8

5. Ron Kramer • Michigan 19.6

6. Fred Dugan • Dayton 18.5

7. Buddy Cruze • Tennessee 17.9

8. John Whatcott • Utah State 17.4

9. Buddy Dial • Rice 17.0

10. Joe Walton • Pittsburgh 17.0

11. Don Ellingsen • Washington State 16.9

12. Roger Aceto • Drake 16.8

13. Jimmy Phillips • Auburn 16.7

14. Bill Steiger • Washington State 15.6

15. Joe Kopnisky • West Virginia 15.5

16. Rick Randall • Colgate 14.7

17. Art Powell • San Jose State 14.6

18. Walter Fondren • Texas 14.5

19. Norm Becker • California 14.2

20. Johnny Wilson • Denver 14.2

Receiving Touchdowns

1. Joe Walton • Pittsburgh 6

Alfred Jamison • Colgate 6

Ernie Pitts • Denver 6

4. Art Powell • San Jose State 5

Gene Keady • Kansas State 5

Farrell Funston • Pacific 5

Carl Isaacs • Stanford 5

Buddy Dial • Rice 5

Bob Nellums • Florida State 5

Bill Steiger • Washington State 5

11. Ron Szczypkowski • Columbia 4

Ned Oldham • Navy 4

Les Walters • Penn State 4

Lamar Lundy • Purdue 4

Ronnie Morris • Tulsa 4

Johnny Wilson • Denver 4

John Watts • Wyoming 4

Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 4

Joe Strasser • Denver 4

Jimmy Phillips • Auburn 4

Jay Hunton • Rutgers 4

Fred Dugan • Dayton 4

Dick Arcand • Holy Cross 4

Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 4

Charlie Disbrow • Princeton 4

Bruce Howard • Columbia 4

Bob Denton • Pacific 4

Bob Bryant • Texas 4

Plays From Scrimmage

1. Jim Bakhtiar • Virginia 205

2. Melvin Dillard • Purdue 203

3. Jim Crawford • Wyoming 202

4. Jim Swink • TCU 176

5. Bill Barnes • Wake Forest 171

6. Don Bosseler • Miami (FL) 165

7. Jim Brown • Syracuse 163

8. Joel Wells • Clemson 160

9. James Roseboro • Ohio State 156

Ronny Quillian • Tulane 156

11. Jack Hill • Utah State 155

12. Charlie Sidwell • William & Mary 151

13. King Dixon • South Carolina 143

14. Lou Valli • Stanford 141

Bob Fee • Indiana 141

Roddy Osborne • Texas A&M 141

17. Alex Hawkins • South Carolina 140

18. Jack Morris • Oregon 139

Don Clark • Ohio State 139

Phil King • Vanderbilt 139

Tom Berry • Oregon State 139

Yards From Scrimmage

1. Jim Crawford • Wyoming 1148

2. Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 1135

Jack Hill • Utah State 1135

4. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 1058

5. Jim Swink • TCU 1055

6. Bill Barnes • Wake Forest 1051

7. Jim Brown • Syracuse 1042

8. Melvin Dillard • Purdue 972

9. Johnny Wilson • Denver 947

10. Ed Sutton • North Carolina 907

11. Jim Bakhtiar • Virginia 894

12. Abe Woodson • Illinois 856

13. C.R. Roberts • Southern California 827

14. Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 823

15. Dennis McGill • Yale 821

16. Charlie Sidwell • William & Mary 814

17. Walter Fondren • Texas 811

18. Lou Valli • Stanford 804

19. Don Clark • Ohio State 797

20. James Roseboro • Ohio State 794

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 17

2. Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 16

3. Jim Brown • Syracuse 14

4. Jack Hill • Utah State 12

Jim Crawford • Wyoming 12

6. Bob Kyasky • Army 11

John Call • Colgate 11

8. Hewes Agnew • Princeton 10

John Bayuk • Colorado 10

Mike Brown • Dartmouth 10

11. Buford Waterhouse • Drake 9

Del Shofner • Baylor 9

Dennis McGill • Yale 9

John David Crow • Texas A&M 9

15. Tom Morris • Princeton 8

Jimmy Taylor • Louisiana State 8

Tom Bronson • Tennessee 8

Steve Ackerman • Yale 8

Johnny Wilson • Denver 8

John Whatcott • Utah State 8

John Watts • Wyoming 8

Jimmy Bevers • UTEP 8

Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 8

Bobby Jordan • Virginia Military Institute 8

Total Plays

1. John Brodie • Stanford 295

2. Ralph Hunsaker • Arizona 231

3. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 219

Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 219

5. Bob Newman • Washington State 213

6. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 212

7. Joe Clements • Texas 211

8. Billy Stacy • Mississippi State 209

9. Guy Martin • Colgate 208

10. Paul Hornung • Notre Dame 205

11. Jim Bakhtiar • Virginia 203

12. Jim Crawford • Wyoming 202

13. Claude Benham • Columbia 199

14. Melvin Dillard • Purdue 195

15. Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 191

16. Bob Winters • Utah State 189

17. Frank Ryan • Rice 186

Corny Salvaterra • Pittsburgh 186

19. Bob Cox • Minnesota 183

20. Jimmy Hunter • Missouri 182

Total Yards

1. John Brodie • Stanford 1642

2. Paul Hornung • Notre Dame 1337

3. Bob Newman • Washington State 1177

4. Tom Flores • Pacific 1167

5. Guy Martin • Colgate 1165

6. Jim Crawford • Wyoming 1114

7. Johnny Majors • Tennessee 1101

8. Billy Stacy • Mississippi State 1077

9. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 1068

10. Jim Brown • Syracuse 1062

11. Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 1036

12. Art Boland • Cornell 1024

13. Bill Barnes • Wake Forest 1010

14. Roger LaBrasca • Drake 1008

15. Claude Benham • Columbia 987

16. Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 984

17. Gene Saur • Hardin-Simmons 982

18. Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 980

19. Joe Clements • Texas 973

20. Jack Hill • Utah State 962

TD Responsible For

1. Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 19

2. Tom Flores • Pacific 18

3. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 17

4. Jim Brown • Syracuse 15

5. Jack Hill • Utah State 13

Jim Crawford • Wyoming 13

7. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 12

Claude Benham • Columbia 12

Mike Brown • Dartmouth 12

Johnny Majors • Tennessee 12

John Brodie • Stanford 12

12. Toppy Vann • Georgia Tech 11

Ray Brown • Mississippi 11

John Call • Colgate 11

Jimmy Harris • Oklahoma 11

Corny Salvaterra • Pittsburgh 11

Bob Kyasky • Army 11

18. Hewes Agnew • Princeton 10

John Bayuk • Colorado 10

Guy Martin • Colgate 10

Gene Saur • Hardin-Simmons 10

Frank Ellwood • Ohio State 10

Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 10

Roger LaBrasca • Drake 10

Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 10

Tom Morris • Princeton 10

Al Yanowich • Denver 10

Touchdowns

1. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 17

2. Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 16

3. Jim Brown • Syracuse 14

4. Jack Hill • Utah State 12

Jim Crawford • Wyoming 12

6. Bob Kyasky • Army 11

John Call • Colgate 11

8. Hewes Agnew • Princeton 10

John Bayuk • Colorado 10

Mike Brown • Dartmouth 10

11. Buford Waterhouse • Drake 9

Del Shofner • Baylor 9

Dennis McGill • Yale 9

John David Crow • Texas A&M 9

15. Tom Morris • Princeton 8

Joel Wells • Clemson 8

Tom Bronson • Tennessee 8

Tom Berry • Oregon State 8

Steve Ackerman • Yale 8

Johnny Wilson • Denver 8

John Whatcott • Utah State 8

John Watts • Wyoming 8

Jimmy Taylor • Louisiana State 8

Jimmy Bevers • UTEP 8

Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 8

Bobby Jordan • Virginia Military Institute 8

Points

1. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 102

2. Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 96

3. Jim Brown • Syracuse 84

4. Jack Hill • Utah State 72

Jim Crawford • Wyoming 72

6. Bob Kyasky • Army 66

John Call • Colgate 66

8. Hewes Agnew • Princeton 60

John Bayuk • Colorado 60

Mike Brown • Dartmouth 60

11. Buford Waterhouse • Drake 54

Del Shofner • Baylor 54

Dennis McGill • Yale 54

John David Crow • Texas A&M 54

15. Tom Morris • Princeton 48

Joel Wells • Clemson 48

Tom Bronson • Tennessee 48

Tom Berry • Oregon State 48

Steve Ackerman • Yale 48

Johnny Wilson • Denver 48

John Whatcott • Utah State 48

John Watts • Wyoming 48

Jimmy Taylor • Louisiana State 48

Jimmy Bevers • UTEP 48

Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 48

Bobby Jordan • Virginia Military Institute 48

Passing Yards Per Completion

1. Bob Newman • Washington State 13.6

2. Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 13.6

3. Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 13.3

4. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 12.6

5. Guy Martin • Colgate 12.5

6. John Brodie • Stanford 11.7

7. Joe Clements • Texas 10.7

Yards Gained Per Game Played

1. John Brodie • Stanford 163.3

2. Bob Newman • Washington State 124.0

3. Guy Martin • Colgate 122.2

4. Bob Reinhart • San Jose State 113.8

5. Charlie Arnold • Southern Methodist 96.4

6. Carroll Johnston • Brigham Young 94.5

7. Joe Clements • Texas 79.3

Points

1. Clendon Thomas • Oklahoma 102

2. Tommy McDonald • Oklahoma 96

3. Jim Brown • Syracuse 84

4. Jack Hill • Utah State 72

Jim Crawford • Wyoming 72

6. Bob Kyasky • Army 66

John Call • Colgate 66

8. Hewes Agnew • Princeton 60

John Bayuk • Colorado 60

Mike Brown • Dartmouth 60

11. Buford Waterhouse • Drake 54

Del Shofner • Baylor 54

Dennis McGill • Yale 54

John David Crow • Texas A&M 54

15. Tom Morris • Princeton 48

Joel Wells • Clemson 48

Tom Bronson • Tennessee 48

Tom Berry • Oregon State 48

Steve Ackerman • Yale 48

Johnny Wilson • Denver 48

John Whatcott • Utah State 48

John Watts • Wyoming 48

Jimmy Taylor • Louisiana State 48

Jimmy Bevers • UTEP 48

Bobby Mulgado • Arizona State 48

Bobby Jordan • Virginia Military Institute 48

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